E FUN, the fifth largest tablet supplier in the U.S., has announced a new Windows 2-in-1 tablet in the Nextbook category. It comes with a detachable POGO keyboard and frees a one-year subscription for Office 365 Personal, including 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage. It will be available at retail for $179 mid-November at Walmart stores nationwide and Walmart.com (pre-orders beginning Oct. 23) and December at SamsClub.com.
“We are excited to expand our product portfolio with our first Windows tablet,” said Jason Liszewski, managing director and vice president of sales at E FUN. “Our collaboration with Microsoft and Intel was the next logical step in the evolution of the company and brand. It has been a pleasure working with them on the development of a tablet that offers tremendous value to professionals, students, and casual users.”
The NextBook sports a 10.1″ IPS (1280 x 800 pixels) screen with capacitive multi-touch and expanded viewing angles. It comes with a detachable keyboard with a POGO connection for superior portability and versatility. It runs Windows 8.1 Operating System and is powered by a Quad-Core Intel AtomTM Processor (2M cache, up to 1.83 GHz) and 1GB DDR3L RAM.
It comes with 32 GB of internal storage, further expandable via a MicroSD card up to 64 GB. A 6000mAh rechargeable Li-ion battery backs it. In terms of connectivity options, the NextBook includes; Bluetooth 4.0, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, microphone, Micro USB port, mini HDMI port, audio jack, 3-axis g-sensor for apps, and gaming.